Supreme Court of Wisconsin

No. 06-04

In the matter of the Amendments of SCR 20:1.15 Safekeeping Property; SCR 20:1.0 Definitions; SCR 21.16 Discipline; and SCR 12.04 Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection

FILED OCT 31, 2006 Cornelia G. Clark Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI

On May 22, 2006, the Office of Lawyer Regulation and the State Bar of Wisconsin filed a joint petition proposing certain modifications to SCR 20:1.15, the "trust account" rule.

IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, on January 17, 2007, at 9:30 a.m.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by a single publication of a copy of this order and of the petition in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the appendices filed with the petition, namely Appendix A (proposed changes to SCR 20:1.15), Appendix B (proposed changes to SCR 20:1.0), Appendix C (proposed changes to SCR 21.16), Appendix D (proposed changes to SCR 12.04), Appendix E (list of proposed changes to above referenced rules), Appendix F (list of proposed substantive changes to above referenced rules), and Appendix G (list of proposed non-substantive changes to SCR 20:1.15) shall be made available on the Web site of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, http://wicourts.gov.

Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 31st day of October, 2006.

BY THE COURT:

Cornelia G. Clark

Clerk of Supreme Court